Road Bike Test: Deep Carbon Wheels on the Tarmac SL8/Enve 4.5: Part 2

This year, I used the Specialized Tarmac SL8 with Enve 4.5 carbon road wheels for the LOTOJA Classic race. This is part two in a series of answering the questions, are deep wheels REALLY faster or is it circumstantial? Over the next few weeks, I'll be swapping the Enve 2.3 and Enve 4.5 wheels on the Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 as a real-world comparison of which wheels are best. Gear I’m Riding and Into ↓↓↓ Favorite Road Tires: Pirelli Race TLR https://amzn.to/49jhn7i Classic Tires: Continental GP5000 S TR https://amzn.to/3ZdCD9Q Gravel Tires: Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M https://amzn.to/4ghsTCj Sealant: Orange Sealed https://amzn.to/3ZjIOt9 Road Race Bike: Specialized Tarmac SL8 https://geni.us/dD4d Gravel Bike: Specialized Crux https://geni.us/USRdxh MTB Bike: Epic 8 https://geni.us/1APpjc OSPW: CeramicSpeed OSPW RS https://amzn.to/4eVD8v6 All-Around Helmet: Kask Protone Icon https://amzn.to/4f0y093 Road Helmet: Specialized Evade 3 https://geni.us/ReXn7 Road Shoes: Specialized Torch https://geni.us/ALhUC Gravel/MTB Shoes: Recon Lace https://geni.us/tzba Computer: Wahoo ELMNT Bolt https://amzn.to/45VERgm Saddle: Pro Stealth https://amzn.to/3sVd9S7 Chain Lube: CeramicSpeed UFO Drip https://amzn.to/3B19Opd Road Wheels: Enve SES 4.5 https://geni.us/yy3ao Gravel Wheels: Reserve 40|44 https://geni.us/1iKt6Z Valves: Fillmore Valves https://geni.us/uQQTZ6 Nutrition ↓↓↓ Everyday Workout Drink Mix: https://amzn.to/3VpgrZo Everyday Recovery Protein: https://amzn.to/41bJqU9 Everyday Oats: https://amzn.to/3CTW0x4 Creatine Monohydrate: https://amzn.to/4gfyhpF Camera Equipment ↓↓↓ Camera: Sony A7RV https://amzn.to/3BdfPPs Lens: Sony 16-35 f/2.8 GMII https://amzn.to/49oGBBk Microphone: DJI Mic 2 https://amzn.to/4g2ik6r Tripod: Mactrem https://amzn.to/49oGBBk *Some of these are affiliate links with a small commission. Instagram: @outdoorbros_